Scripture Reading: Mark 8:31-38
Focus
Verse: Mark 8:35 “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose
it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the
Good News, you will save it.”
Have
you ever seen someone take a picture of themselves with their phone?
That’s called a “selfie”. People have put themselves in very dangerous
positions to get the photo that they want, and many have died taking
selfies. Example: Someone decides they want a photo of themselves with
a lion in the background and the lion attacks them. Today people are
so obsessed with themselves they are willing to risk their lives to make
themselves look great among their friends.
The
Bible has predicted this selfish period of time we are living in. This is one
of the signs that we are living in the last days. 2 Timothy 3:1-2 says,
“In the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will
love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud,
scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They
will consider nothing sacred.” I am seeing a lot of what these two
verses are talking about.
People
that are only thinking of themselves are generally selfish and unhappy.
I have found in my own life that when I’m thinking of myself too much,
that’s when I need to do something for someone else. Focusing on God and others can help to bring my life
back into balance. Jesus said, “If you try to hang on to your life, you
will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the
sake of the Good News, you will save it.” Mark 8:35
I
think Jesus is telling us that if you get your priorities in order and deny
yourself some things that you selfishly want, you will find fulfillment
in your life. It’s okay to want to be happy, but when that is your
focus it will escape you. You will only find true happiness when you
put God first and follow Him.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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